Baseball Elite Podcast: September 20, 2021

1. The Quietest MVP run of all … Bryce Harper’s ‘21 Candidacy. Harper versus Mike Trout moving forward… is it close?

2. 1st round repeat for ‘22 – Jose Ramirez

3. MLB News/Notes – E. Rosario hits for the cycle/Looks like Trout (calf) is now done for the season/K. Tucker (shoulder) dealing with discomfort/Whitlock (pectoral) pulled from his outing/Ryu (neck) lands on IL/Shane Baz makes MLB debut on Monday/Bieber makes 2nd rehab start (3.1 innings, 57 pitches)

4. Player Profile – Frankie Montas

5. ‘21 Post-Mortem – Saves … drafting them or hunting for them?

6. Rob Povia’s Weekly Planner Highlights – 18 teams with 7 or more games … CLE has NINE! … BOS, NYM only get 5 games … Comerica Park favoring hitters? … PHI with 7 home games vs. BAL and PIT … CLE at home and streaming possibilities like Straw, A. Gimenez, Mercado, B. Zimmer

7. Waiver Wire Wins (SXM Host League) – Ray’s the only one adding anyone!  C. Estevez ($3), Tsutsugo ($4) … Saving money for September … Is it worth it?

8. ‘Random Reference’ – Danny Santana

9. ‘Stamp of Approval’ – The right pillow – Coop Home Goods and Norm MacDonald.